London : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman · leaf 398
combination of the two immediately suggested itself, asprobably applicable in some cases, where good holding or abut-ment may be difficult to obtain. A suspension bridge is rarelyerected, unless on a very small scale, with less than four cate-naries, two on each side; and if, instead of such two… … that the weight, or pressure, which tends to expand the one,will also tend to collapse the other; thus establishing mutualcompensation. Such a bridge would, therefore, stand withoutlateral support, upon any basis firm enough to bear its verticalpressure. 77 386 Compensatio7i Suspension Bridge. So…
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